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Ministry of Education
Union Education Minister virtually inaugurates Golden Jubilee Building at NIT Rourkela
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' virtually inaugurated the newly constructed Golden Jubilee Building of NIT Rourkela  today. The Golden Jubilee Building was planned to commemorate the completion of fifty years of existence of the Institute.
Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that NIT Rourkela is a premier institution of our country and has been producing best brains for the country. The building is a symbol of its prestige. He said that institutions like NIT Rourkela will play very important role in the implementation of the NEP.
He said that this building has also added glory to the city of Rourkela as one of the tallest buildings around, for which the whole NIT Rourkela family is proud of. The magnificent structure is indeed metaphorically and geographically, 'the heart of NIT Rourkela', he added.
Shri Pokhriyal informed that this building has been constructed at an approximate cost of Rs. 95 crores and is entirely funded by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. It is now the tallest building of Rourkela, Odisha, he said. The building spans across 7000 sqm and is located centrally, at an impartial distance from every department. Structurally, the building consists of a block with seven floors and a tower block of 14 floors, he added.
Shri Pokhriyal highlighted that the vision of having this building will fulfill one of the essential mottos of the Institute to enhance efficiency in the administrative functioning and amalgamate technology with this process to make it more people-friendly. He further said that the open spaces and state of the art architecture with enhanced safety and security features will provide an excellent working experience to all the employees of the Institute. This SMART building will add to the campus's grandeur, perfectly capturing the spirit of excellence and dedication that has been central to the Institute's philosophy since its inception, he added.
The building will house a world-class conference center, and there will be a library spread over two floors separated by a mezzanine. The building is also equipped with fire sensors and automatic water sprinklers for an emergency. According to the current plan, the offices like Academic Section, Examination Section, Establishment Section, Finance Section, Purchase, and Internal Audit, Alumni and International Relations, Sponsored Research, Industrial Consultancy, and Continuing Education Cell would be shifted to this building. This building will also house the Director's office, Deans' offices, Registrar's office, Board Room, and Senate Hall, among others. A Telescope will be installed on the top of the building, and there will be provisions for the department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Physics & Astronomy to make observations regarding the climate and solar system. The basement of the block will have a Center of Excellence, 12 states of the art laboratories for modern institutional requirements that will cater to the needs of skill development and training.
Ministry of Defence
INS TABAR AT PORTSMOUTH
INS Tabar entered Portsmouth harbour on 13 Aug 21 as part of her good will visit. She was received by Commodore JJ Bailey, Portsmouth Naval Base Commander, the Indian NA, the Royal Navy NA in Delhi and other officials of the Royal Navy.
After arrival in harbour, Captain Mahesh Mangipudi, Commanding Officer , accompanied by Indian NA and ten personnel of the ship paid homage at the historic Southsea Naval Memorial. Later, the CO paid courtesy call on Councillor Frank Jonas, Lord Mayor of Portsmouth at the Portsmouth Guildhall. This was followed by a courtesy call on Commodore JJ Bailey, the Portsmouth Naval Base Commander, at his office. Both officials welcomed the ship’s visit to Portsmouth and conveyed warm greetings to the ship and her crew. On completion of the interactions, the CO presented both dignitaries with the ship’s crest.
Earlier, the ship commenced Exercise Konkan 2021 on 12 Aug 21 with a maritime interception exercise with HMS Westminster off Portsmouth. Exercise Konkan 2021 will be continued between Tabar and Westminster on 16 Aug 21 after the departure of Tabar from Portsmouth. On entering harbour, the Final Planning Conference for Exercise Konkan 2021 was held in non-contact form between the Ops Teams of Tabar and Westminster.
As part of the harbour engagements of Exercise Konkan 2021, a number of professional interactions were held between the two sides on 13 Aug 21. These included Subject Matter Expert  exchanges on electric propulsion, unmanned surface vessels and electronic navigation. A visit to the Joint Maritime Security Centre at Potsdown Hill was also held for a team from Tabar.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR bags National Intellectual Property  Award 2018 in the category Top R&D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  is awarded the National Intellectual Property  Award 2018 in the category “Top R&D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization”. Dr. Girish Sahni, DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR received the award today at the hands of Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister, Commerce and Industry, Government of India, at a function organized by the Indian Intellectual Property Office and Confederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce  in New Delhi, to celebrate the World IP Day.
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research  is a contemporary R&D organization. It has been ranked 9th in the world amongst the 1207 government institutions, with an overall global ranking of 75 in the world, covering 5250 institutions. Pioneer of India’s intellectual property movement, CSIR today is strengthening its patent portfolio to carve out global niches in select technology domains.
CSIR Laboratories have been developing and providing Technology focused at the unmet need and the cutting edge knowledgebase and human resource on the other, for socio-economic development in the Country. The CSIR S&T domains range from environment to health and drinking water, from food, housing, energy to specialty chemicals & petrochemicals, glass & ceramics to mining, metals & minerals, medicinal plants, leather to machinery, instrumentation and strategic sectors including aerospace. It is contributing for the Missions such as Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat, Samarth Bharat, Make in India, Innovate for India, Startup India and Skill India.
The Indian Intellectual Property Office confers National Intellectual Property  Award on outstanding innovators, organizations and companies in the fields of patents, designs, trademarks and geographical indications on the occasion of World IP Day every year.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 77
India records a milestone in COVID19 vaccination with administration of over 7 Cr vaccine doses
12.76 lakh vaccine doses given till 8 pm today
In its collaborative fight against the COVID19 pandemic, India has scaled several peaks today. In a significant development, the cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 7 Crore today. The country has also administered the first dose to more than 6 Cr beneficiaries.
A total of 7,06,18,026 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 8 pm today.
These include 89,03,809 HealthCare Workers  who have taken the 1st dose and 52,86,132 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 95,15,410 Frontline Workers  , 39,75,549 FLWs , 4,29,37,126 above 45 years old .
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HCWs
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FLWs
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Over 45 Years
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Total Achievement
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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89,03,809
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52,86,132
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95,15,410
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39,75,549
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4,29,37,126
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6,13,56,345
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92,61,681
Total 12,76,191 vaccine doses were given till 8 pm today, the Seventy Seventh day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 12,40,764 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 35,427 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Date: 2nd April,2021
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HCWs
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FLWs
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Over 45 Years
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Total Achievement
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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17,861
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8,487
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38,986
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26,940
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11,83,917
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12,40,764
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35,427
Ministry of Textiles
Further Extension in date of filing of Application under the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for Textiles
Ministry of Textiles has further extended the timeline for submission of applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles till 28.02.2022. Earlier the date of submission of online application under PLI Scheme for Textiles was upto 31st January 2022 which was extended till 14th February, 2022.
The eligible applicants may apply through online only. The link for applying online is https://pli.texmin.gov.in/mainapp/Default. Link for the operational guidelines is https://pli.texmin.gov.in/Guidelines/Approved%20Guidelines%20for%20PLI%20scheme%20for%20Textiles.pdf.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 307
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 115 crore landmark milestone
More than 65 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 115 Crore landmark milestone  today. More than 65 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10381557
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2nd Dose
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9378243
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18375178
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2nd Dose
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16267995
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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438771108
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2nd Dose
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183865952
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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179789025
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2nd Dose
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108890358
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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112632875
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2nd Dose
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73124502
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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759949743
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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391527050
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Total
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1151476793
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 18th November, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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133
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2nd Dose
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11327
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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218
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2nd Dose
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23077
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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1423534
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2nd Dose
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3108334
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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342277
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2nd Dose
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939724
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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213034
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2nd Dose
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484324
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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1979196
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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4566786
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Total
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6545982
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Finance
Taxpayers Lounge of Income Tax Department set up at India International Mega Trade Fair in Kolkata
Kolkata, December 14, 2018
Taxpayers’ Lounge has been set up by the Income Tax Department in India International Mega Trade Fair  organized here from 14th to 25th December, 2018. It will help foster public awareness regarding various services provided by the Income Tax Department to the Taxpayers. It will also educate them for ensuring better compliance of Direct Tax Laws. The Directorate of Income Tax , CBDT has set up this Lounge at Kolkata for the first time. Several Taxpayer Lounges have been set up in the past at New Delhi, Mumbai and Bhubaneswar.
The Taxpayers’ Lounge seeks to create a bond between the Department and school going children/ students and youth who are future taxpayers. Various facilities/activities provided at the Taxpayers’ Lounge includes:
 Apply for PAN, Aadhar-PAN linking and PAN related queries.
 E-filing and Form 26AS related queries.
 Availability of services of TRPs, free of cost.
 Taxpayer Information Series brochures on various topics, available both in e-format and paper format.
 Taking online pledge to support ‘Clean Money’ movement.
 Virtual Reality Game to convey the importance of paying Income Tax to younger age-group visitors, in an engaging manner.
 Nukkad Natak, Quiz shows, among others, to make the public aware about the need to pay taxes and their contribution to nation building.
 Drawing competitions for young children accompany visiting adults.
The Lounge will be utilized to obtain feedback about the problems being faced by the tax-payers. The Lounge is not only a focus outreach program, but also a platform for enhancing the brand value of the Department among the residents in Kolkata.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
IIMC Executive Committee Approves Permanent Faculty Positions for all Regional IIMCS
Address Current and Future IIMC Faculty Requirements: Secretary I&B
As the Indian Institute of Mass Communication  moves towards a ‘Deemed to be University ‘status it is imperative that it ensures an adequate faculty strength. This means that existing faculty are given proper avenues of Career Advancement. Positions which then continue to remain vacant should be filled through recruitment. This was stated by Shri Amit Khare, Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting  while chairing the 139th Meeting of the Executive Council of the IIMC, Delhi . He underlined the requirement of IIMC seeking approval for creating the entire range of posts that UGC mandates for such institutions, which can then be filled as an when the need arises. He also directed that a proposal of filling up of vacancies of the non teaching staff also put up to the Ministry at the earliest. The EC meeting approved new faculty positions for the IIMC Campuses at Dhenkanal, Aizawl, Amravati, Jammu and Kottayam.
Shri Khare emphasised that IIMC must look at international partnership as a means of spreading Indian soft power. He concurred with suggestions of Executive Committee members that IIMC look at fruitful working relationships in ASEAN countries and also with the Central Asian region. He said that the need of hour is to develop a strategy for International relations for the Institute.
Members raised their concern about the need for greater education on fake news and ability to discern appropriate news among the clutter. DG, IIMC pointed out the Institute is engaged in organizing workshops on this subject and developing a pedagogy for the same. The Chairman, Shri Khare pointed out that while building relationships with social media players, due diligence must be followed.
Chairman stated that the IIMC has a special responsibility to develop a connect between media institutions. He also underlined that the EC meet every 3 months, in order to ensure the EC has continued engagement with the affairs of the Institute.
The IIMC EC agreed to name the main road within the IIMC after late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India. Shri Khare giving his view subsequent to suggestions , stated that an annual lecture be also instituted in the memory of, and named after the former Prime Minister. It could be slotted around his birth anniversary, he added.
A large number of suggestion were made by members to further establish IIMC as the premier institution not only is India, but also in South Asia. The meeting was also attended by Prof. Makhhan Lal, of the Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management, by Prof. Vijay Dharukar VC, Tripura Central University, Shri Rakesh Khar, Editor, Network 18, Shri Hitesh Shankar Editor Panchjanya, Ms. Smita Prakash, Director News, ANI, DG,IIMC besides representative of Ministry of I&B and Faculty of IIMC.
Ministry of Finance
Withdrawal of Minimum Balance Penalty by Banks
According to Reserve Bank of India  guidelines, banks do not have any Minimum Balance requirement for Basic Savings Bank Deposit accounts , including accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana . As on March 2019, there were 57.3 crore BSBD accounts across the country including 35.27 crore  Jan-Dhan accounts. Hence, for these accounts there are no charges for not maintaining minimum balance. BSBD accounts are considered normal banking services available to all and it offers certain basic minimum facilities free of charge.
For accounts other than BSBD accounts, as per RBI’s Master Circular on “Customer Service in Banks” dated July 1, 2015, banks are permitted to fix service charges on various services rendered by them, as per their Board approved policy, while ensuring that the charges are reasonable and not out of line with the average cost of providing these services. Further, banks have been advised to identify basic services and the principles to be adopted/ followed by them for ensuring reasonableness in fixing such charges. Banks are also advised to take steps to ensure that customers are made aware of the service charges upfront and changes in the service charges are implemented only with the prior notice to the customers.
This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Policy Framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the policy to permit exploration and exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons such as Shale oil/gas, Coal Bed Methane  etc. It will be carried out under the existing Production Sharing Contracts , CBM contracts and Nomination fields to encourage the existing Contractors in the licensed/leased area to unlock the potential of unconventional hydrocarbons in the existing acreages.
Benefits:
- This policy will enable the realization of prospective hydrocarbon reserves in the existing Contract Areas which otherwise would remain unexplored and unexploited.
- With this policy dispensation, new investment in Exploration and Production  activities and chances of finding new hydrocarbon discoveries and resultant increased domestic production thereof is expected.
- Exploration and exploitation of additional hydrocarbon resources is expected to spur new investment, impetus to economic activities, additional employment generation and thus benefitting various sections of society.
- This will lead to induction of new, innovative and cutting-edge technology and forging new technological collaboration to exploit unconventional hydrocarbons.
Background:
As per existing contractual regime of PSCs, existing Contractors are not allowed to explore and exploit CBM or other unconventional hydrocarbons in already allotted licensed/leased area. Similarly, CBM Contractors are not allowed to exploit any other hydrocarbon except CBM. Acreages held at present by various Contractors in PSCs and CBM blocks and National Oil Companies  in nomination regime constitute a significant part of India’s sedimentary basin.
In preliminary studies, ‘in place’ probable Shale gas resources in the range of 100-200 TCF in 5 Indian sedimentary basins have been assessed by various international agencies. Presence of Shale oil/gas has a strong possibility in basins such as Cambay, Krishna- Godavari , Cauvery etc. where mature organic rich Shale exist. An area of 72,027 sq. km. held under PSCs of Pre- New Exploration Licensing Policy /NELP regime and 5269 sq. km area under CBM contracts has been opened up for simultaneous exploration and exploitation of conventional or unconventional hydrocarbons. With the approval of this policy, there will be complete shift from ‘One hydrocarbon Resource Type’ to ‘Uniform Licensing Policy’ which is presently applicable in Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy  and Discovered Small Field  Policy.
The fiscal and contractual terms of the policy provide for ring-fencing of Petroleum Operations and cost recovery of new hydrocarbon discoveries in PSC block. Additional 10% rate of Profit Petroleum/ Production Level Payment  in case of CBM contract, over and above the existing rate of Profit Petroleum/PLP is to be shared with Government on new discoveries. For nomination blocks, NOCs will be allowed to explore and exploit unconventional hydrocarbons under the existing fiscal and contractual terms of exploration/lease license.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
National Statistical Office to launch 3rd Round of Annual Survey of ‘Unincorporated Sector Enterprises’ 
Mumbai, 21 September, 2022
The National Statistical Office  earlier National Sample Survey Office  - the premier field survey office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India is going to launch 3rd Round of Annual Survey of "Unincorporated Sector Enterpises" from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2023.
The objective of the survey is to collect information regarding Operational and Financial aspects from Unincorporated Sector Enterprises. The survey is significant because large number of Enterprises exists in this sector and the magnitude of employment it provides to unskilled/semi-skilled/skilled persons, besides its contribution to Gross Domestic Product of our country is substantial. This necessitates reliable and comprehensive data pertaining to unincorporated sector for planning and policy formulation.
Sharing the details of the survey, DDG, NSO, Ms Supriya Roy said that the survey will cover unincorporated non agriculture manufacturing, trade and service sector establishment. “The statistical indicators derived on the basis of the survey are required for planning and policy making. The results of the survey will help Government to compute important components of National Accounts. This is an all India survey”.
To train the field functionaries of the Maharashtra  Region  Regional office Mumbai has organised Regional Training Camp from 21st September 2022 to 23rd September 2022 at its Regional Office, C.G.O Complex, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai. The training camp is aimed at imparting training to its officials. It will also provide a platform to discuss the various intricacies regarding the upcoming survey.
The Regional Training Camp was inaugurated today by Smt. Supriya Roy, Deputy Director General, N.S.O  Mumbai, Shri. S.G.Deolikar Assistant Director, N.S.O , Mumbai and Shri. Santosh Boda Assistant Director, N.S.O , Nagpur are also attending the RTC.
About NSO
The National Statistical Office  earlier National Sample Survey Office  has been in the service of the nation since 1950. It has been instrumental in developing a strong database on various Socio Economic parameters through its countrywide sample surveys, which have helped the Central as well as State Governments in development of planning and policy formulations. Various agencies in India and abroad are utilising the NSS data for estimation of poverty, construction of price indices and assessing impact of various programmes on pattern and level of household consumption, expenditure, employment-unemployment situation, condition of agricultural households, migration, utilisation of health and education services, domestic tourism etc. The data made available by NSO regarding unorganised manufacturing/services sector is widely used by planners and policy makers.
Source: NSO
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